Alpine returns to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June

Signatech's Nissan-powered Oreca P2 chassis to be rebranded.

The return of the Alpine marque has taken an important turn with the announcement that it's returning to Le Mans this year. Alpine is partnering with French outfit Signatech to field an LM P2 car in the 2013 European Le Mans Series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.